From: "Robert Comer" 

> The technology is already deployed in Iraq. Google for "Global Hawk".

Global Hawk isn't a fighter.

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Bob Comer


"Don Hills"  wrote in message
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> In article ,
> "Robert Comer"  wrote:
>>
>>> Great so keep a man in a loop but put him in an aircraft carrier or a
>>> truck mounted control center or even in a building in South Dakota.
>>
>>Not workable, you can't count on there being communications.
>
> The technology is already deployed in Iraq. Google for "Global Hawk".
>
> For an interesting novel that describes a near-future global conflict
> where unmanned autonomous weapons systems with human oversight via
> satellite links are the norm, look for "Cold Allies" by
Patricia Anthony.
> It was published in 1993, so some of the future technology described
> in it is available today.
>
> --
> Don Hills    (dmhills at attglobaldotnet)     Wellington, New Zealand

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